Richard Upton Pickman

Richard Upton Pickman
Set
Core Set
Effect
+1 Luck +1 Speed Your attacks are not affected by Physical Resistance.

FC-38: Richard Upton Pickman [R] Genius Painter
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Type		Subtype
Character		Cultist
Faction		Cost	Skill
The Syndicate		4	3
0	2	0	1
Card Text
Action: pay 2 to choose a character. Until the end of the phase, Richard Upton Pickman gains that character's keywords and triggered abilities. Then, treat that character as though its printed text box were blank.

CS-63: Richard Upton Pickman [F] Genius Painter
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Type		Subtype
Character		Cultist
Faction		Cost	Skill
The Syndicate		4	3
0	2	0	1
Card Text
Action: Pay 2 to choose a character. Until the end of the phase, Richard Upton Pickman gains that character's keywords and triggered abilities. Then, treat that character as though its printed text box were blank until the end of the phase.

D-97: Richard Upton Pickman [F] Venerable Ghoul
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Type		Subtype
Character		Ghoul Monster
Faction		Cost	Skill
Neutral		4	3
0	2	0	1
Card Text
Richard Upton Pickman gains the icons of each attached Ghoul character. If Richard Upton Pickman would be wounded, you may discard an attached Ghoul character instead. Action: Pay 2 to attach a Ghoul character to Richard Upton Pickman from your hand or discard pile.

Richard Upton Pickman is an Ally that appears in the Arkham Horror Second Edition Core Set and a Character Card that appears in the Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game Forgotten Cities, Core Set, and Dreamlands.

Availability

CS-63 appears in the Necronomicon Draft Pack.

Artwork

FC-38 and CS-63 use an illustration by Nick Percival.

D-97 uses an illustration by Uwe Jarling.

Mythos

Richard Upton Pickman first appeared in the story ickman's Model (H.P. Lovecraft, 1927).

Richard Upton Pickman is a Salem painter of remarkable skill who is especially remembered for his works depicting strange bestial monsters in graveyards and cellars.

Pickman was a naturally gifted artist, and his study at Minneiska University in Wisconsin, a center for decadent artists, only enhanced his own morbid instincts further. Pickman's ghastly realism set him apart from many of his fellow decadents.

For a brief time he attempted to create more mainstream works to gain the backing of the Boston Art Club. He eventually was forced to leave under pressure from most of the Club's members.

In the year 1926, Pickman disappeared from his home in Boston, along with most of his unsold works. Some assert that he committed suicide, but others believe that he dwells somewhere in the Dreamlands. From what we know of that magical land, both of these theories may be true.